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<p><strong>ABOUT ASPIRE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES</strong></p> <p>Aspire Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability (DD) Services is a public, nonprofit organization that provides treatment for <strong>adults, children, and adolescents struggling with substance abuse, mental health, and developmental disabilities</strong>. Serving Georgia’s Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Miller, Terrell, and Worth Counties, the facility's addiction services include <strong>residential treatment</strong> for individuals struggling with a <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">dual diagnosis</a>, as well as outpatient care. In Georgia, the facility is one of 15 facilities to provide <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/GA17.pdf" target="_blank">residential, non-hospital detox services</a></p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Aspire Behavioral Health & DD Services considers addiction a progressive disease that affects an individual’s physical, mental, and spiritual health. Its programs aim to treat the whole person in order to help them to achieve lasting abstinence.</p> <p>Treatment begins with an addiction assessment along with a <strong>psychiatric and nursing assessment</strong>, which helps Aspire to determine the best intensity and type of care for the client. Once the client begins detox, residential treatment for a dual diagnosis, or outpatient treatment, treatment programs use <strong>individual, group, and <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/the-pain-of-addiction-in-the-family-how-counseling-can-help/" target="_blank">family counseling</a>,</strong> as well as community support-based services.</p> <p>As a program designed for co-occurring disorders, clients may also receive ongoing psychiatric assessments and <strong>medication management</strong>. In addition to counseling, clients may also participate in <strong>coping skills workshops</strong>, educational classes, and therapeutic recreation. </p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Apart from noting that Aspire Behavioral Health & DD Services is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), the facility does not provide any further information on its website or elsewhere regarding its treatment staff. In Georgia, the facility is among the 57.9 percent of facilities that are <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/GA17.pdf" target="_blank">CARF-accredited.</a></p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>There currently is no information provided by the facility regarding its living arrangements and related offerings. However, a former client’s loved one polled by Rehabs.com wrote of the facility: “It was falling apart.”</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>At the time of this writing, Rehabs.com has not yet received reviews directly from alumni of this facility. On Google, 16 reviewers awarded Aspire Behavioral Health & DD Services an average rating of <strong>3.2 out of five stars</strong>. <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> Some of the feedback was highly positive, such as the four-star review from Mike, who wrote: "The people are beautiful and facility is clean." In addition, Jamie offered a five-star rating and wrote: “Because it helps my mental illness.” </p> <p>Some however criticized the strict no-show appointment and tardiness policies, such as Sherri, who wrote: "This place is ridiculous. I got to my appointment on time but the doctor wrote me down as a no show." On its Facebook page, which the facility may have the ability to control, three individuals gave ratings of five stars, and a fourth gave a one-star rating.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small></p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The single review submitted to Rehabs.com by a loved one to date was negative. “It was not a good environment,” the anonymous reviewer wrote, giving the facility only one out of five stars for its overall effectiveness and indicating that they would not recommend it to others. However, they did award Aspire Behavioral Health & DD Services five out of five stars for both its addiction treatment and mental health treatment.</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>At the time of this writing, the facility received an average rating of <strong>3.1 out of five stars</strong> from 12 reviews from employees on Indeed.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a></small> In a four-star review, a former health service technician wrote: "Working at Aspire was a daily learning experience and overall a great place to work. I enjoyed helping others and giving them life counseling to help them with their addictions." </p> <p>Although another criticized management, this former staff member nonetheless offered positive feedback: "I enjoyed working with the people that came in for help. I met a lot of different people it can get challenging at times but was well worth it. Sometimes the people in charge were not fair but I still loved my job."</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>On its website, the facility reports that fees are determined on a <strong>sliding scale</strong> according to income. Aspire Behavioral Health & DD Services accepts private insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare. Aspire is among the 32.9 percent of facilities in Georgia that <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/GA17.pdf" target="_blank">accepts Medicare.</a> Affordability is one of the organization's founding principles, and the single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility five out of five stars for its pricing.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/PLoU1PVwFbR2" target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/aspirebhdd/reviews/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pg/aspirebhdd/reviews/?ref=page_internal</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Aspire-Behavioral-Health/reviews?fcountry=US&floc=Albany%2C+GA" target="_blank">https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Aspire-Behavioral-Health/reviews?fcountry=US&floc=Albany%2C+GA</a></small></p>
— Patrick Greeley · 2019-02-27 08:26:38 PST
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